cassava Definition
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cassava
noun cassavas
- 1. A perennial shrubby plant native to Brazil, but cultivated throughout the tropics for its fleshy tuberous edible roots. Also called manioc.
2. A starchy substance obtained from the root of this plant, and used to make cassava flour, bread, tapioca, laundry starch, etc.
